Women Of the West QUILTERS

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1 - Women Of the West QUILTERS October 2013 OCTOBER PROGRAM Monday, October 28th, 7 p.m. DEBBIE BOWLES of Maple Island Quilts will be our speaker. It Doesn t Always Have to Match will be the topic for the evening. We ll be looking at what contrast, color, intensity and fabric choice can do for your design and sharing some tips for great looking multi fabric quilts. President s Column Dear Quilters, I have my calendar filled in to help with the WOW Quilt Show on Friday, October 11 and to volunteer on Saturday, October 12. I m looking forward to it! I hope your calendar is X d out for one or both days as well and that you re planning the drop off and/or pick up of your entered quilts on that day. Given our fabulous fall weather, it should be a record turnout for our show. I have discovered that when one is at a quilt show, one forgets all about the government shutdown and all the other nasty things happening in the world! Quilt shows are wonderful therapy! You may have heard quilting referred to as therapy cheaper than a shrink, better than a drink and others. Well, there is a very good reason for those humorous analogies. Quilting is a top pyramid endeavor. That is Maslow s fourth and fifth levels in his hierarchy of needs. The need for achievement, respect by others & creativity located in the Esteem and Self Actualization stages of existence. It s where our basic needs have been met and we have the luxury of pursuing some of our higher needs. Well Maslow is only part of the quilting story. There s that pesky left brain, right brain thing going on as well. The left-brain is reading and processing the size and number of pieces to be cut, the order in which they will be sewn, while considering the direction of the fabric motif and how the sections will be assembled. These are left-brain step-by-step, processing functions. All the while our right brain is planning and picturing the outcome, the color and value placement and the execution of the principles of design that will make our final quilt sing and dance for us! Both sides of the brain are engaged and we become totally absorbed in our quilting. Well, so much for the human biology lesson, now back to your regularly scheduled stash busting, paper piecing, coffee and chocolate filled program! Happy Quilting, Lori Allison, President

2 OCTOBER GUEST SPEAKER: DEBBIE BOWLES Debbie came to quilt making via a lifetime of garment and craft sewing. Debbie s approach to design, quilt making and teaching draws on her experiences as an elementary school teacher, Cub Scout Den Mom and Jr. Hi church volunteer work as she leads each quilter to have fun while creating something that pleases them and is uniquely their own. Through her pattern company, Maple Island Quilts and her books, Cutting Curves from Straight Pieces and Dancing Quilts from Straight Pieces (published by American Quilter s Society) and Quilts for the Dorm, Debbie offers achievable, slightly non-traditional projects with enormous design possibilities for all skill levels. She calls her style controlled inventive. Debbie teaches regularly at shops, guilds and events held throughout the US and internationally. She has appeared twice on Home & Garden TV-Simply Quilts (#622, 749), on PBS- M Liss s World of Quilts and Lifetime Real Women, American Quilter and most recently on the long running PBS show, Sewing with Nancy. The Maple Island Quilts pattern line has 40 + titles and is sold globally through the wholesale market to shops and the retail market at the web site, Debbie s quilts have been used in consumer and industry magazine advertisements and articles for many fabric companies. Her quilts travel worldwide to quilt shops. She frequently lectures for major fabric companies at industry shows. Debbie had a quilt traveling with the first Alzheimer s Art Quilt Initiative. She was nominated for the 2010 Teacher of the Year from the International Association of Professional Quilters. Elaine Franks, Vice President WOW 2013 Quilt Show Title: "Pieces of Our Lives" Consistent title and reusable signage. Venue: Plymouth Creek Center, th Ave. No., Plymouth, MN Date: October 12th, 2013, October 11th we will set up. Quilt Categories: Applique, Pieced, Best use of stars, Art/Contemporary - 1 st $75, 2nd $50, 3rd $25 Raffle Quilt: Postcards and tickets are available. Please see Brenda Dunlavy. Distribution of proceeds: Meals on Wheels, Damascus Way and Quilts of Valor. Featured Speakers: 10:30 Sue Heinz of Kismet Quilting My Friend Elmer 12:15 Quilts of Valor Representative (Guild Charity) 12:30 Mickey Ellis Surface Design Demonstration 1:00 Meals on Wheels Representative (Guild Charity) 1:15 Damascus Way Representative (Guild Charity) 2:00 Gudrun Gisladottir My Journey Boutique: Distinctive Boutique and Silent Auction items Special Exhibits: WOW Challenge and Workshops, Stars Across America (for information contact Janna Laumann (763) ), Where in the World We Donate, children's quilts and Community Service. Volunteers: Contact Patty Morris at (701) Quilt Registration: On-line registration is located on the WOW web site: Once you hit the submit button it will take you to the home page. You will receive a confirmation of your registration via within 24 hrs. There is also available for those of you that prefer mail-in registration to download the mail-in form. Quilt Drop Off Make It Sew & Four Seasons Oct 10 th 4pm 7pm, then till noon on Friday before at Plymouth Community Center. Pick up time 6pm after the show We are in a very good position and it has been a joy working with the Quilt Show Committee. Thanks, Patti Marrin/ Julie Harstad

3 JANUARY SPEAKER & WORKSHOP We have booked Susan Cleveland of Pieces Be With You for our January meeting, I would like to know if any are interested in taking a class from her on that day. Please reply to me at esfranks101@gmail.com. I will also have a sign up sheet at our meeting. Thanks Elaine Franks. Vice President Block of The Month The block of the month for October is the Pinwheel Star block, finished size 12. Worksheet is attached to this newsletter. There will be a few paper copies available at the October meeting for January November blocks. Linda Waterman, Block of Month Small Groups Maple Grove Senior Quilters meets at Maple Grove Community Center, Weaver Lake Rd., Maple Grove, 1 st & 3 rd Wed. each month, 9am 2pm. Guild Meeting Notes for September 23, Lori opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. - There were 6 guests and 2 new members. -Our guest speaker was Celine Perkins of Perkins Dry Goods. She brought her wonderful trunk show, patterns, and some interesting templates (flying geese, bane of my existence!) Celine Perkins of Perkins Dry Goods B.O.M. club - September s block PRESIDENT S BLOCK Lori Allison has chosen a string-pieced block as her President s block. She will have handouts at the upcoming meetings with a strip of a black and white stripe for the center and a sheet of paper with a line for strip piecing, to size the block and specify number of strips. One side of the block will have light-colored prints (spots, dots, rings or circular prints) and the opposite side will have dark-toned prints also spots, dots, rings or circular prints. You can drop of your finished blocks with Angela Coleman at the guild meetings. - Elaine announced a change in December s meeting agenda A quilt tying event, plus music, and goodies to eat! - Retreat was fun and productive and had 23 quilters in attendance. -Birthday Club was $71.50 WOW!!!!!!! -Quilt Show & Raffle Quilt committee members gave a quick update en was sent out earlier this week. Also there was a reminder that they needed art easels for the quilt show. - Show & Share had 27 projects. - Meeting adjourned. Angela Coleman, Secretary Board & Committee Members for 2014 Elected Positions President Shawn Taylor Vice President- Secretary Treasurer Nancy Erbst Volunteer Positions Activities Coordinator Mickey Ellis Birthday Club Gail Bronner Block of the Month Mickey Ellis (Designing Women)

4 Challenge Quilt Mary Gunness, & Dean Davis Community Service Maple Grove Sr. Quilters Membership Newsletter Editor - Assistant Editor - Resolution Quilts Retreat Coordinator Nancy Erbst, Linda Lyndholm, Mary Inmna-Frobes Small Group - Carole Olson Sunshine & Shadow Web Mistress LuAnn Sing Another of Celine s vintage finds. I need to go shopping with her! Monthly Program Schedule September Dec October Debbie Bowles of Maple Island Designs November Susan Fetter Ward Common Bias Quilting. Workshop scheduled for Saturday prior at Four Seasons Quilt Shop. December Christmas meeting Hand-tied quilts and treats. Community Events Quilt Auction School Sisters of Norte Dame Sat., Oct 26 th, am 12:30 pm review, and 1pm auction. Quilt donation deadline Friday, Sept. 13, For more info or missionadv@ssndcp.org Original Sewing Quilt Expo, Minneapolis, MN Nov. 7-9 th, 2013 Minneapolis Marriott Northwest 10am 6pm Thurs. & Fri., 10am 5:30pm Sat. Daily Admission. $10. More info. SAMPLES OF CELINE PERKINS TRUNK SHOW One of Celine's versatile patterns. Most all of Celine s quilt patterns have directions for different sizes. A vintage flimsy that Celine finds inspiring. Me Too!! Another of sample of Celine s versatile designs that Renelle is modeling!

5 Show & Share Sampler Dean Davis with a wedding quilt Sharon Dudzick s appliqued & pieced quilt Dawn Bryant s president s block quilt Donna Champion with Star Bright quilt Elaine Franks with Bursting Buds quilt Robin Kohl s Butterfly wall hanging Carol Olson s block swap quilt. Nussy Merchant s bargello quilt

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7 OCTOBER CHECKLIST: Block of the month Your Nametag Birthday Club Donations Show and Share Community Service projects or donations. Boutique Donations Free books, magazine and fabric to share The Women of the West Quilt Guild was organized in December of 1997 to encourage and support all levels of quilters. The guild offers education, programs, fellowship, communication and community service while providing a place to be among people that share the same interest of the art of quilting. Meetings are held the 4th Monday monthly at 7 p.m. at the Medina Entertainment Center. If there is a conflict with a holiday, another night will be scheduled. The Medina Entertainment Center is on Highway WOW 2013 Officers & Committee Chairs President Lori Allison Iba0718@hotmail.com Vice President Elaine Franks esfranks101@gmail.com Treasurer Secretary Janet Balej Angela Coleman jbalej@netzero.com angela_coleman@yahoo.com Birthday Club Lyla West lyla@lakedalelink.net Bev Romfo gbromfo@hotmail.com Block of the Month Linda Waterman lindawaterman1@gmail.com Community Service Nancy Miller nancy_miller@comcast.net Maple Grove Sr. Quilters Membership Sherry Niles sherrydniles@yahoo.com Diane Juul hrdmj@earthlink.net Betsy Bahn ebahn@comcast.net Newsletter Editor Angela Coleman angela_coleman@yahoo.com Assistant Editor Carol Fisher Crazyq98@aol.com Secret Sisters Luanne Palmer luannepal99@gmail.com Small Group Coord Linda Baule Carole Olson ANGEL755@aol.com carole_olson@msn.com Activities Coordinator Resolution Quilts Renelle Kunau Sharon Peterson Cindy Stenson wkunau@comcast.net smp1951@hotmail.com eyore1861@yahoo.com Sunshine & Shadows Gail Mooers glmooers@gmail.com Web Mistress LuAnn Sing lmsing54@mchsi.com Retreat Coordinators Nancy Erbst nancy@erbst.org Linda Lynholm Mary Inman Forbes linda.lindholm@honeywell. com mf@jayscompany.com Quilt Show Coord. Julie Harstad julie@harstads.biz Patti Marrin p.m.quiltdesign@gmail.com Shawn Taylor sewluv2quilt@gmail.com